Planner

MKO is Ireland’s largest Planning and Environmental consultancy.

Our team of 200+ experienced professionals work across the planning, environmental, ecology and related fields. We deliver challenging and complex projects for our clients and have an unrivalled track record of success. We add real value to our client’s projects through our multi-disciplinary expertise and a broad range of nationwide experience.

Our success and growth rests entirely on the knowledge, skills, ambition and integrity of our people, and we value these qualities most highly. We are forward-thinking and work with a can-do attitude, which nurtures people, ideas and opportunities to help maximise potential.

Through our work, we aim to leave a legacy we can all be proud of.

Job Description

MKO are seeking to recruit a Planner to join its Planning team and meet the increasing demand for the company’s services. The successful candidate will be working on projects in the commercial development, residential, renewable energy and infrastructure sectors, and it is essential that prospective candidates have relevant and recent experience in these sectors. The position available will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects utilising the various skills they may have acquired through formal training, personal interest and previous work experience.

The successful candidate would be expected to:

• Have a qualification in Town Planning (IPI or RTPI Accredited)
• Work as part of the Planning team to deliver project requirements
• Work on small to medium planning projects from inception to completion
• Have a good working knowledge of the Irish planning system, and the interaction of relevant planning and environmental legislation, both national and European.

The key responsibilities associated with the role will include:

• Providing inputs on planning projects from inception to completion including interaction with project stakeholders, clients and other project team members
• Undertaking background research, desk studies, field visits and preparing planning assessments, reports and project planning inputs
• Liaising with client representatives to progress projects effectively
• Engaging with relevant authorities and stakeholders in environmental and planning projects
• Delivering fit for purpose project outputs within set deadlines

Prospective candidates will be expected to have excellent report writing skills, be well organised with meticulous attention to detail while also being able to manage a varied and full workload. The candidate should thrive in a busy work environment and on delivering to required project deadlines.

The successful candidates will have minimum 2.5 years post-graduate planning experience, ideally in a consultancy environment.